Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. MEDAL OF HONOR TO BYRD AND BENNETT

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. MEDAL OF HONOR TO BYRD AND BENNETT

1947-1984

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/65441

Summary: 1) CU presentation, at Washington, D.C., of Congressional Medal of Honor to Comdr. Richard E. Byrd and Flyd Bennett for flight over North Pole. Good (Basic: 1 reel, 35mm, silent, Mas Pos)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6496578

National Archives at College Park

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Bennett, Floyd

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Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his ex...